HC Deb 31 January 2000 vol 343 c421W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he has determined whether the activities of Members of the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Greater London Assembly will constitute paid employment for the purposes of Access to Work. [107300]

Ms Hodge

Members of the Scottish Parliament, Assembly Members in Wales, Members of the Legislative Assembly in Northern Ireland and Members of the Greater London Assembly will all be paid for their work, and this constitutes paid employment for the purposes of the Access to Work programme in Great Britain and the equivalent scheme in Northern Ireland.